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==Conclusion==
==Conclusion==
* Nun definitely means "whale", because Jonah (who was eaten by a whale) was called "man of the Nun".  
* Nun definitely means "whale", because Jonah (who was eaten by a whale) was called "man of the Nun".  
* The ''turjuman al-Qur'an'' Ibn Abbas, along with the biggest Islamic scholars, both sunni and shia, agree that Nun in the verse 68:1 refers to the whale which carries the Earth on its back.  
* The ''turjuman al-Qur'an'' Ibn Abbas, along with the most respected Islamic scholars, both sunni and shia, agree that Nun in the verse 68:1 refers to the whale which carries the Earth on its back.  
* The Earth is attached to the whale with mountains. So the mountains function as pegs.
* The Earth is attached to the whale with mountains. So the mountains function as pegs.
** So the Islamic whale also helps to explain the verse 78:7 about mountains being "pegs".
** So the Islamic whale also helps to explain the verse 78:7 about mountains being "pegs".
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